Lester A. Sulzberger

Tuesday

Nov 13, 2012 at 11:00 AMNov 13, 2012 at 11:01 AM

Lester A. Sulzberger, 97, of LaPlata, Mo., and formerly of Ransom, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at his home.A graveside funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Allen Township Cemetery, Ransom, with Rev. Danira Parra officiating. There will be no calling. Hagi Funeral Home, Streator, has charge of arrangements.Mr. Sulzberger was born Jan. 9, 1915, in Ransom, the son of Harry and Martha (Kates) Sulzberger. He married Aletha Brust Aug. 26, 1938, in Davenport, Iowa. She survives.He is also survived two sons, Harry (Ann) Sulzberger, Columbia, Mo., and Ronald Sulzberger, Freeman, Mo.; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one sister, Doris Sokay, Sun City, Ariz.He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and four brothers. Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Northeast Missouri, 201 S. Baltimore Suite C, Kirksville, MO 63501 or LaPlata Golf Course, c/o Randy Travis, 125 S. Church St., LaPlata, MO 63549.